I am a huge cat lover and therefore it seems like it would be the target audience for this book. I just could not get into it and it was a struggle to finish it. It was so cheesy, awkward and so forced. The amount of cat puns was… excessive.

4.5 Stars Helena Hunting is an auto-read/auto-buy author for me and I was so excited to get this ARC from Netgalley! She's known for her Pucked and Spark House series, but her standalones are just as great, and A Love Catastrophe is no exception.

Kitty Hart is a cat sitter who has become semi-famous on social media for her business, the Kitty Whisperer. Even though business is going better than ever, Kitty feels stuck, especially since she's still living at home with her mother and sister and their home hasn't changed at all in the decade since her father passed away. Everything begins to change after she falls face-first into her new client, Miles Thorn. Miles has hired Kitty to watch after his mother's Sphynx, Prince Francis, while she's being treated in the hospital. Their first few meetings are disastrous, but Kitty later realizes that she misjudged Miles. Even though they seem to be complete opposites, their attraction is strong and they begin to build a friendship.

Ultimately, the story is about learning to accept change despite the fear of it. I loved the main characters and how they were able to build a genuine friendship first based on mutual understanding of the experience of grief. Both have faced loss in similar ways and are able to offer just the right support for the other person. In addition to being heartfelt, this was also hilarious, especially all of the kitty hijinx and Kitty's general adorableness. Highly recommend this one!

I really like Helena Hunting, cats, and puns, so I was very excited going into this book! It was a very sweet and humorous romance with some more serious themes making it feel real and relatable.

Kitty, a professional cat sitter, has been hired by Miles to look after his mother's cat, Prince Francis. The first time meeting between Kitty and Miles does not go well, and things are made worse when Kitty realizes that he is a cat hater. Despite this rocky start, and many awkward moments, Kitty and Miles, their friendship and relationship grow and they share and help each other process past traumas and current hardships. I found the build up to the relationship slow at times, but it was very sweet and worth the wait!

The animals and cat puns were one of my favourite part of the book. I loved that the book didn't play into the "crazy' cat lady stereotype, it was about a young women running her own business, which happens to help people take care of the pets they love so much.

I recommend looking up TW prior to picking this book up, but know that all were addressed with care.

Thank you to Forever Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was the cats meow!!! It was so adorable and Kitty Hart is so fun! This had laugh out loud scene and way too real scenes with the cats. I love how Kitty and Miles fall in love. They are such a beautiful couple that are dealing with all the things that life throws at them including dealing with grief, parents with dementia, rising social media fame and pressure.

Miles is a perfect book boyfriend, hot nerdy attentive, loves dogs. I loved reading how Kitty comes into her own, trusting herself with her business, letting go of her guilty of her fathers death, her relationship with her mom.

This was such a feel good romance with bonus cats!!!

Thank you to Helena Hunting, Forever, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Can I take a second to admire the cover? The colors pop and instantly caught my eye.

Unfortunately, I wasn't a big fan of this book. I don't know why, I just couldn't get into it. I felt like there was nothing there between Kitty and Miles. And the whole "bingo-button (IYKYK) just irked me.

Ok, this book is incredibly narrowed in niche. BUT, if corny, cat-obsessed, quirky/awkward characters are your niche, you will adore this book. Hunting delivers laugh out loud ironic humor in the opening chapter when grumpy data analyst, Miles, stumbles upon Kitty, the Cat Whisperer’s webpage. He needs someone to assist with his mother’s cat, Prince Francis, after she is hospitalized for dementia. Kitty’s entire identity revolves around her obsession for cats; her clothing, her career, even her vehicle! After a cringe worthy meet-disaster between Miles and Kitty, she accepts the cat sitting job but is completely turned off by Miles’ treatment of cats. However, fate and shared past traumas, eventually forge a bridge between these polar opposites into an endearing and spicy romance.

As a cat owner myself, I found the characterizations of Kitty and Prince Francis to be hilarious. I also connected with Kitty and Miles’ social awkwardness and family burdens so I was happy to cheer them on town their HEA. However, I can understand how the humor and corniness might be a turn off for other readers.

Thank you to Forever publishing and NetGalley for this advanced readers copy in exchange for my honest review. I will be posting my review on Instagram closer to the publication date!

I had to DNF at 16% into this book. I've read other books by this author and enjoyed them so I was excited for this book but it just was not good. I stopped at chapter 5 (for perspective) and while that seems super early on in a book to stop reading I couldn't take any more of it. I couldn't stand Kitty. She was a supremely annoying and judgmental character for no reason. Aside from the ridiculous excess of cat puns, she was so judgmental that the hero who is so unremarkable I can't even remember his name, doesn't like cats that she immediately paints him as a villain for no reason. I'm not a cat person so maybe this book just wasn't meant for me, but cats aren't nice. They are not my idea of a pet since they basically hate you at least 50% of the time. The hero was simply trying to take care of his mother's cat as best as he could and when a weird hairless cat insists on acting like the devil, it's reasonable to not enjoy having it for company. Kitty acts like nothing is more deplorable than disliking cats. Lady, if you think that's the worst thing a person could do then wake up to the realities of the world. She simply felt like a heroine from a romance written 10 years ago. She was excessively quirky, weirdly clumsy, and overly judgmental for no reason. Not to mention that there are hints of some family drama with the death of her father 10 years ago that her family insists on acting like happened a year ago instead. There were also a lot of overly specific details that seemed strangely placed in the book. Finally, Kitty refers to a few bad dates with a guy as being so traumatic that she can't even mention his name, and based on her description of what happened, it doesn't sound like more than a series of not great dates with two incompatible people. That is not my definition of trauma, and I frankly think it's a bit rude to people who do experience trauma to act like a couple bad dates are that traumatic.
Maybe if you're a cat lover this book would be fun for you, but I just felt like there were too many cat puns and things like that for it to be a good book.. I wouldn't recommend. Hopefully Hunting's next book is more my speed.

Helena Hunting is….was…an instant read author for me. Until now. I’m almost speechless as the wreck this book is. I guess catastrophe is right?! Is this whole book a joke? Like ironic funny? Is it raising money for an animal/cat charity? I’m not even trying to be mean I’m honestly confused as to why a best selling author would write something so flippant?! Or if it is sincere, wow. Just wow. 🤯

The amount of cat jokes, that are awful btw, cat references, etc. deeply take away from the romance. If you can even get past the weirdness, the main character has no real identity outside of cats and I swear even makes an awkward comment about one cat humping another cat within the first few pages. Gag. Also- the sex scenes are MORTIFYING.

I think the goal here was playful and quirky and cute and combined with some heavy topics like dementia, was supposed to be balanced, and realistic. But this seems to be a very niche romance and went too hard with the cat stuff to appeal to everyone. 2 ⭐️

Thank you NetGalley, and to the publisher for this arc, in exchange for my unbiased review.

Kitty and Miles get off to a rocky start. Miles' mother is showing signs of dementia and he's trying to look after her hairless cat, Prince Francis. While Miles is a dog lover he hires Kitty to look after Prince Francis. Kitty runs her own business, The Kitty Whisperer, and has a decent social media following because of it. The pair continue to clash but then things take a turn for the romantic.

Kitty and Miles were a cute couple and had quite a few ups and downs. I enjoyed the corny cat puns in the book but I could see it being annoying if you don't like anything too cutesy. There are some more steamy scenes in the book but nothing that was overly cringey, which is my biggest pet peeve with steamy scenes. I loved how the couple progressed as the book went on and they seemed very supportive of one another. There were some tangents that felt random and didn't quite seem to do much for the plotline but I had fun reading this new romance. I'd recommend and I'd read other books by this author as well.

Thank you to Netgalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This is such a cute read with some heavy topics covered as well. I really enjoyed the characters backstories and their intertwining trauma from their pasts that they have held onto. Would have loved some more lighthearted scenes but overall a great read. TW for dementia and loss of a child.

4.5⭐️
This was adorable and funny. I hope you like yourself some definite cat puns, because there are plenty and they’re pawsitively awesome. It’s sweet but has some spice. The animals are entertaining. Would recommend.

You are REALLY going to have to love cat puns to fall in love with this book. The main character's name is Kitty. And she's all sunshine. Her love interest in grumpy Miles, a hockey data analyst. This has the usual romcom tropes: funny/misunderstanding of a meet cute, hijinks, etc. It also has deeper moments. There is a lot of grief to deal with here: death of family members, cyberbullying. And of course, there's sex. I am a fan of Helena Hunting, and although this isn't my favorite of her books, I think if you are a cat-lover looking for a mostly light read with some heavier emotional moments, this would be a good book for you.

I really, really wanted to love this one more than I did. I tried! I think I just wasn't the target market for this one. If you love cats, have a cat, or are a "crazy cat lady" I think this one is up your alley. However, I did like the grumpy/sunshine aspects, the business bits, and the quirky side characters a lot. I think part of the problem for me, too, was the spice. A big thing in romance for me is the spice, so if that falls flat, or if the characters don't have as much chemistry, then the rest of the book kind of falls flat for me. However, I still recommend this for any cat lovers out there! I think your perfect romance is waiting in the book!

Did I read this book purely because there is a cat on the cover? Yes, yes I did. Don’t get me wrong, I love Helena Hunting but the cat got me 😂. All the cat puns have kept me laughing and forced my mind straight into the gutter.

Our heroine Kitty Hart is adorably awkward and owns the cat sitting service Kitty Whisperer (I laughed every time read that). Miles, the MMC is in need of a cats sitter and the hilarity, witty banter and sparks fly from there!

I enjoyed the grumpiness of Miles and Kitty’s sunshine + quirky personality. Prince Francis, the cat that brought these two together, is hilarious and is a gnome destroying kitty-hole who redeems himself by giving expert snuggles.

The cat portions of this book were generally light but there were also heavier topics, like dementia, loss of a parent, loss of a child/sibling and the stress of handling that.

Overall this was an enjoyable enough read but some parts felt a bit slow and other parts just fell flat.

I really enjoyed the cat humor and connection between Kitty and Miles but some parts of the plot, like the third act drama left me disappointed.

Thank you to the author and publisher for the arc.

Such a cute (and yet steamy) story. I laughed out loud, and oohed and awed. I devoured this book, and love Helena Hunting as an author!

!This was a super cute love story! It is definitely heavy on the cat puns, but if that appeals to you, this would be perfect. It was light, fun, and enjoyable.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Kitty, an actual kitty whisperer meets Miles when he needs someone to watch his mom's cat while she's in the hospital. They start a friendship and lots of hijinks ensure.

Okay, this book was very, very, very corny with a lot of cat jokes and silly conversations that made me roll my eyes a few times. The name she called her lady parts was actually ridiculous and I almost dnf'd the book.

Although I enjoyed parts, I would only recommend this book to true cat ladies.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc.

"My favorite days are the ones where I wake up with you beside me."

A Love Catastrophe is a reminder of why I fell in love with Helena Hunting's writing in the first place. Jam-packed with her signature humor, quirky characters, and absolutely addicting banter, this book is an absolute hit.

I loved Kitty and Miles so much. Two extremely awkward characters with sizzling chemistry - say no more! Their relationship was playful and oh-so steamy, and I couldn't keep the smile off my face while reading. I really enjoyed all the side characters, especially all the crazy felines, and would love for some of them to get their own stories as well! I really loved this book and can't recommend it enough!!

I enjoyed this book! I previously read a book by this author that I did not care for, so this was a nice surprise! The characters are well thought out and developed. There is a lot of humor, but also a lot of heart. It took me a while to get into it, but I found it finished strong. Kitty and Miles had good chemistry. It's worth a read!

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this book. This was a really fun easy read! I absolutely adore Kitty right from the start! She has the most amazing attitude and her and miles already feel so real. I really enjoyed how straight forward these characters were and learning about the family struggles they faced. The chemistry was great from the very beginning! Miles and Kitty had just the sweetest most innocent relationship. I loved the ending and was so happy they found each other at the perfect time in their lives.